Sparganosis


sparganosis spar·ga·no·sis (spär’gə-nō’sĭs)
n. pl. spar·ga·no·ses (-sēz)
Infection with the plerocercoid of certain tapeworms, usually in a dermal sore resulting from direct contact with the flesh of an infected host.

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